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overview
This summary course provides an introduction to general biology,
covering topics ranging from cell and molecular biology to genetics
and plant biology.
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course information
textbook
Biology, 6th Ed. Campbell, Reece, & Mitchell Reading
assignments indicate chapters (or page numbers) to be read before
each lecture. The syllabus is a tentative lecture schedule;
actual topics covered and reading assignments may differ.Photo
Atlas for Biology
grading and exams
- There will be two 1-hour mid-term exams during the semester
and a third (1-hour) midterm exam that will be given the first
hour of the final exam period. The lowest mid-term exam grade
will be dropped in computing your course grade. If you miss
a mid-term exam, that exam will automatically be the one that
is dropped in computing your course grade.
- There will be no make-ups for mid-term exams.
- The Final Exam will be comprehensive and cannot be dropped
- The course grade will be computed from the two highest hour
exam scores (2x100 points), the final exam (100 points) and
the laboratory score (150 points) for a total of 450 points.
- Regrades: exams which you request to be regraded must be
turned into your TA NO LATER THAN 1 week after the
day the exams are returned.
- Xerox copies are made of exams after they are turned
in. Exams submitted for regrades will be compared to the
original.
- exams written in pencil will not be regraded
- exams with whiteout will not be regraded
- unclear answers (ex. one letter written directly over
another letter; a C indistinguishable from an E; etc.)
will not be regraded
- NOTE: From past experience, little or no curve has
been applied to exams or overall course scores for Bio 102.
Course (and exam) grade(s) can therefore generally be estimated
as follows: A>90,
B>80, C>70, D>60, F<60.
labs
Lab manuals may be purchased at the University Copy
Service in Houston Hall.
Dissecting kit (available at bookstore) is required
for some labs. Details will be announced in each class. Any
dissecting kit: used, borrowed or bought, will suffice! Instructions
for each laboratory must be read BEFORE coming to lab. Students
must successfully complete the laboratory in order to receive
credit for Biology 102.
lecture schedule
Please refer to the BIOL
102 PDF talk schedule for more information on this course.
academic integrity
All relevant University policies regarding Academic Integrity
must be followed. This includes no cheating, no plagiarism and
reporting any knowledge thereof. Please consult the Student
Handbook or the appropriate web-page: http://www.college.upenn.edu/responsibilities/integrity.html
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course updates
07/19/2002
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